Snow elevator and remover



Feb. 8, 1927. Q 1,617,111

G. HERONEMUS a snow ELEVATOR AND REMOVER A Filed May l. 1925 3 sheat s-Sheet 1 -7 lm mll G. HERONIMUS SNOW ELEVATOR AND REMOVER' Fb. 8,1927. 1,e17,1 11

Filed May 21, 1925 vs Sheets-Sheet 2 eb GJHERONIMUS snow ELEVATOR AND REMOVER Filed May 21. 1925 SSheets-Sheet 5 Patented Feb. '8, 19 27.

", UNlTE-D stairs I rem iii GEORGE HEBQNI-MUS, 0F GEORGE, IOWA.

SNOW ELEVATOR AND BEMOVER.

r Ap plication fiied May 21, 1925. Seri l No. 31,869.

This invention relates to a snow remover, comprising an elevator and conveyer adapted to be suitably attached to "the front of a tractor of sutficie'nt'size and :power to properly take care of the snow conditionsthat may exist in the .localityin which-it is "used, the tractor;beingpreferably of the caterpillar type. 1 p

The prime object of the invention-is vto provide simple, durable, strong. and eiiic ient means for the removal of snow from-public highways, and vfrom streets in cities by elevating the snow and; conveying it into vehicles of any kindtor removing it from-the streets and roads, .or for conveying and dumping the snow at vveither side, of the clearing. Y.

Further objects of the invention are to provide means connected with. ,a tractor and operated thereby, comprising an elevator provided with a series of cuttingknives and disposed in front of and above the elevator for cutting deep dri-ftsrofsnow whichm'gay be frozen and thereby prevent the banking of the snow upon the elevator, a carr er or conveyer of any desirable length, pivotally drawings and particularly set forth in the. I claims appended :hereto, it being understood i that slight changes in the precise form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from; the spirit or sacrificing any' of. the adv-antages of the invention. 1 H

In the accompanying drawings vform ng a part of this specification it will be s een' that i t Figurel is a plan partly in seot-i-onofthe improved means embodying my invention.

I Fig. 21is a side elevation of the same;

1F is-alongitudinal section, taken in the plane of the dotted-lines 3 3,lF,ig. 1', looking in the direction o he Fig. 4; is a sectional view, taken inthe plane of the, dotted lines H, Fig. 1, look mg in the directionofthe arrows, and

'Flgl 5 1s a detail plan view of the forward end gofthe steelbeamsand their connectronsflaken in the plane of the dottedlines- 5 .5, F g. 3, looking in the direct-ionoif the arrows with ,the elev'atorremovedthere fro m and the steel blade broken away.

lustr ated it will be seen that the numeralfll des gnates the tractor of the caterpillar type,

to' the front end vof which is pivotally secured pair of .steelbeams 2, bya suitable t ansversely disposed rod or bolt 3,-said steel beamsserving as the main support for the snowelevator 4, and the carrier or conveyer 5 whichare firmly and securely'connected Y .V In thegembodiment of my inventionas iltherewith. Said steel beams are connected near their front end by asteel c'ross-beamfi, 5

andtothe said-bar is suitably attachedia plurality of roller supports 7, which being carried by the pivotally secured steeibeams permit the elevator and; carrier to readily a travel over the uneven surface of the streets or roadstto be cleaned.v

7 ,At a suitable distance 1 in front of the rollerYsupportsfi is attached a steel .blade 8,

preferably from six: to eight i'eet in length and aboutfifteen'inches .Wide, which is ad ustably arranged, by the; me'ans hereinafter described, so that its ftront edge may be raised or lowered as; cond-itinos may re- 7 I quire. I p i y p The lowermost endportion of the elevator i is securedtto front end portion of the steel beams 2 bya transversely arranged bolt gor shaft 9, which is passed through each side frame '10 of the elevator, and intermediate otthe length of said.elevator,iat each side thereoif, is a steel support 11, each support being'rigidly secured at its upper end to thesideiframe 1 0 and atiits lower end to V v the steel beam, whereby the elevator isfirmly attaehedto said steelubeams and fixedly secured thereto; 'To the outer face OfBaCh side trame 10 is rigidly secured a steel -12 .xt ndi t i te l di e ab e. b

yond and across said side frames, and to the appet tes-10f s a s: rigidly e -See s. 3 at ached h i pp e pa ies L ries of cutting-knives 13, the ;lower.- end, porti n, Q a ac' .V t e ni be nsri id y cur by -[ni l r 9 l, whieh is pass d through each of the knives, and welded or soldered thereto, and is then passed through each side frame 10 and securely riveted thereto, said knives being disposed a suitable distance in front of and above the elevator, and serving to cut through deep drifts of snow which mav be frozen, and thereby prevent overlap each other, and at suitable inter vals, the outer end of one of the slots is pro vided with a right angle extension 16 serving to grasp the snow and convey it 'upwardly to the extreme upper end thereof, from whence it is dumped into the carrier or conveyer 5'aswill be readilyunderstood, the said elevator travelling over a suitable roller 17 at its lower end, and a driven roller 18 at its vupper end.

Firmly and rigidly secured to'the outer face of each of the steel beams 2 is a steel plate 19, formed'with anupright extension at each side thereof, and extending transversely entirely across the said beams, constituting a platforn lty for the support of the carrier or co'nveyer 5, which is pivotally secured to said platform, and seated upon the upper surface of said platform is a substantially U-shaped steel member 20, formed with an upright 21 at each side thereof, each of the uprights being fixedly secure d to the outer face of thecarrier frame 22, the carrier or conveyer proper consisting of the frame 22, which is preferably about three "and one half feet wide at its-lowermost end, about five feet at the top thereof and about fourteen feetin length, for the pnrpose.of depositing the snow into vehicles, or well to the sideof the clearing made by the elevator, or into ditches at eith'erside, since the said carrier is pivotally secured to said platform 19 by the shaft'23, so that it can be readily swung on its pivot in the direc tion of the arrow Fig. 1, inorder that the snow may be delivered on. either side of the tractor and clearing made by the elevator.

i The carrier is furnished with a solid bottom of any suitable material,andthe snow is moved therein and'over, the solid bottom by means of a belt composed of slats secured to applurality of chains 26, passing over the rollers 27, at each end thereof, until the snow is conveyed to its delivery end, each of said slats being provided with an integral right angle extension 28, serving to grasp the snow and move it'al'on'g to thedumping end, of the carrier.

Near each end of the steel blade- 8 is iit-zedly secured thereto a rearwardly extended member 29, which is pivotally secured to the bolt or shaft 9, the rear end of each member 29 being formed with an opening therethrough for the reception of one end of a rod 30 carried by the steel beams 2, said rod being formed with an ex-V tended bent or looped portion 31 adapted to receive a lateral extension 32 formed at through the medium of its connections with said'rod 33, as willLbe readily apparent.

As shown in the drawings, the power driving means comprises a sprocket gear 35 connected with suitable power generated by the tractor, to which is connected a sprocket chain 36 leading to a sprocket gear 37 rigidly secured to one end of the shaft 38 which i is secured to' the steel platform 19, while to the other end of said shaft is fixedly secured another sprocketgear 39to which is connected a sprocket chain 40, which leads to and connects with thefsprocket gear 41 secured to one end of a shaft 42 passing through the sideframe 10 of the elevator, and connected with and leading fromanother sprocket gear 41 secured to the said shaft e2, in a sprocket chain 43 which connects'with the sprocket gear 44 secured to one end of the shaft 4 5, and at the opposite side of the elevator, a sprocket gear 46 is fixedly secured to the other end of shaft 42, to which is connected a sprocket chain 47 which connects with the sprocket wheel 48 rigidly secured to "the other oend'of the shaft e5, whereby the desired power is imparted to the elevator 4. VVhilethe power driven shaft 38 imparts the necessary driv-' j ing rpower to the elevator through the medrum of said sprocket. gears and sprocket chains, said shaft 38 also imparts the re qniredpower for ope "ating the carrier or conveyor, by means of the bevel gear 19 fixedly secured to the shaft 38, said bevel gear 49' meshing with a bevel gear 50 rigidly secured totlie lower. end of shaft 23, and

atthonp iier end of the shaft 23 is "lxedly secured a bevel gear 51 which is adapted to i mesh with the bevel gearfiil, fixedly secured intermediate the shaft 53 carried 7 by the member 20, and to one end of shaft 53 is/ rigi lly secured a sprocket gear 5 1 11%) which,

is conimcted a sprocket chain 55 which leads to and connects with a sprocket gear 56 fixedly secured tonne end of the shaft 57 carried atone end of the carrier and wnich imparts travelling movement to the carrier or c'onveyer belt passing over the rollers 27,

as will be readily shown;

It will be seen that the lower solid portion of the U-shaped steel-member 20,"whii ch member 'is a dapted to j' support therarri'er' or @onveye1-%-5, is pivotally fseateduponthe steel platform 19; hence "the; said carrier ma y' be' easily rotated to the rightor. left"at"'either' side of the elevator, so that the snow may be delivered at'eith'er side" of the clearing made I bythe'ele-vator as may best serve the snow conditions as they may exist in the locality in which this snow removing means is utilized. 7

While I have shown sprockets and a sprocket chain connected to the tractor for imparting the necessary power to the main idrivlng' shaft 38 for operating the elevator and carrier, it will be Understood that any suitable means may be employed in connection with the tractor for imparting the required driving power to the said shaft 38, fromwhich shaft all of the operating means connected with the elevator and carrier derive thelr motive power.

'Having thus described my invention what I claim and deslre to secure by Letters Patent i y 1. A snow remover of the character described, comprising a tractor, a plurality of V G U forwardly extended steel beams pivotally connected to the front end of the tractor, an elevator fixedly mounted upon said beams, a transversely disposed steel'platform rigidly secured to the beams, a carrier pivotally seated upon said platform, and means fitted 'within'the platform and extending at each side thereof operated by thetractor for imparting power to both the elevator and carrier.

2. A snow remover of the/character de scribed, comprising a tractor, a plurality of forwardly extended steel beams pivotally' connected to the front end of the tractor, an elevator mounted upon said beams, a transversely disposed steel platform fixedly secured, to the beams, a U-shaped member seated upon the upper surface of the platsnow remover, an elevator fixedly mounted upon said beams near their front ends, a

series of snow cutting knives rigidly secured to the elevator in front of and above said elevator, a transversely positioned steel platform fixedly secured to the beams at the rear end of'the elevator, a carrier pivotally and rotatably seated upon the platform disposed transversely with relation to the wardly extended steel beams pivotally con-V form t and operated" the tractor for imp T t' B -IY i v remover"ofiithfe"character scr bed, compri'sm'ga tractorp r offfor setter; mama's iaea nteaiipeaftr' pie ing opeifatin g poiver f to both are elevator f w raiy extenaas-ei baltseaafi vasaw pivoted to the front end of the tractor and a extending to the front end of the snow re mover, an elevator fixedly mounted upon said beams, a series of longitudinally disposed snow cutting knives fixedly secured to the elevatorand disposed above and in front 7 V of said elevator, a transversely disposed steel platform fixedly mounted on thEbBil-IIIS near the rear endthereof, a U-shaped steel member pivotally mounted upon the platform, a

carrier transversely mounted upon said membenand a transversely dlsposed drlving shaft mounted through said platform and op rated b the tractorvfor' imparting operat- 5. A snow remover of: the character described, comprising a tractor, a pair of forme power to both the elevator andcarrier'.

nected to the frontend of the tractor and r terminating at the front end of the) snow remover, an elevator fixedly mount-ed'upon said beams at the front ends thereof, a, plurality of longitudinally positioned knives rigidly secured to the elevator above and in front of the elevator, a. transversely disposed steel blade pivotally secured'to saidbeams at the front of the elevator, a transversely positioned steel platform fixedly mounted upon the beams near their front ends, a trans versely disposed pivoted carrier seated upon the platform adapted to be rotated to either side of the elevator, and a driving shaft transversely mounted through said platform and operated by the tractor for imparting operating power to both the elevator and carrier. I 1 V -6. A snow remover, of the character described, comprisinga tractor, a plurality of forwardly extended steel beams connected to the front end. of the tractor, an elevator mounted upon said beams, a transversely disposed steel platform secured dlrect to the beams, a transversely disposed U-shaped metallic member pivotally seated upon the platform, acarrier mounted upon the U- shaped member, a transverse driving shaft fitted within the platform and extending at each side thereofoperated by the tractor for; imparting operating vator and carrier. v 7. A snow; remover of the character described, comprising a tractor, a plurality of forwardly extended steelbeams transversely pivoted to the frontendof the tractor and ii I bower to both the eleterminating at the vfront end of the snow re f mover, an elevator fixedly secured-upon the beams at their front ends, a steel blade pivotally secured to the beams at the front end of the elevator, means connected toend carried by saiclgbean'ls .for imparting an up and "down "movement to theblacle, a steel platform transversely disposed and fixedly 55 mounted upon" the beams. at their rear end portions, a; oarrier transversely positioned with relation to the elevator and pivotally and carrier.

seatedupon said platform at the rear of said elevator, and means fitted to the platform ancl operatecl by the tractor for impart; 10V ing operating power to'both the elevator GEORGE: HERONIMUS. 

